Islamabad, January 04, 2022 (PPI-OT):Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination (NHSR and C) has dispatched a team of engineers and technicians to Afghanistan in order to assist the process of refurbishment of three hospitals to help the Afghan brethren in this hour of crisis.

This was informed during the meeting of the Afghanistan Inter-Ministerial Coordination Cell (AICC) held today. The buildings of three hospitals namely Nishtar Hospital Jalalabad, Jinnah hospital Kabul, and Logari Hospital Logar have been completed. However, installation and commissioning of medical equipment worth Rs. 2.00 billion is under process. For the operationalization of medical equipment, a team of four Pakistani engineers along with technicians is working round the clock.

This would help to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in our brotherly neighbouring country. The initiative is part of a Rs. 5 billion humanitarian assistance package for Afghanistan announced by the Prime Minister. AICC is the policy formulation and implementation forum established as part of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) under Adviser Finance to support humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan.

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